I Went To Court For This Guitar!!! My First Les Paul

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Ahh, my first Les Paul. A very special gift from one crazy man to another.
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[@Shiznitt_]

Best Les Paul story I’ve ever heard. That’s a lifer guitar right there

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Right? I get why people are mad about the emgs but that guitar screams. Broken headstock and all. And you couldn't make that story up. It's wild. I had a great time in guitar retail when I was a mere lad

[@Shiznitt_]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist hey you know what they say, they always sound better with a headstock repair 😝

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@Shiznitt they do and this one certainly perpetuates that adage. I have another prs McCarty soapbar that slays that had the head sheered right off. The irony is that my first gibson which is a nighthawk also head the head snapped by the same dude that broke this one. Crazy story again

[@aaronhiggs]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist note to self. Never let that dude touch a guitar.

[@jeffbarnard9246]

It sounds great and great story

[@telesticTroublemaker]

I still have my first "les paul" too. I used quotes there because I built it with my grandfather from a bunch of parts, some basswood, and some maple that was thrown out of a bat factory. Not factoring in the time, it has to be less than $250 in materials, but it's still the best guitar I own.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

That sounds like a badass axe claire!!! Thanks for sharing and subscribe and join the madness

[@chrisdigital]

What a cool story bro, thanks for sharing! Sweet flying V 🤣

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Right? Frigging dude was such a d bag it was silly

[@deanmccaskill5495]

“ woke up trying to solve a mystery!” Bwahahahahahahaha Best one in a while!!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks Dean! I pull em all outta my ass so I def cracked myself up, thanks for watching. Remember, sharing is caring

[@deanmccaskill5495]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Nice Classic( EMGs not really my thing but who am I?) I’ve got a Honey Classic but it’s sure not that nice! Love how you got it too!

[@jamesclarke8831]

Wow that Les Paul has an interesting story behind it. I can see the sentimental value you hold in it bro. It's a beautiful guitar I like the finish and the tone is awesome 👌🏾

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks James. It's my number 1 of over 20 LPs and having had over 100. It's a magic axe. Please subscribe if u haven't already!!!!

[@justinshew40]

I’m glad you still have the guitar!! What an awesome story and you are such a good storyteller.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks Justin, I really appreciate that. Please subscribe if you haven't already!

[@RussBMCSGT]

Those EMGs actually look good with that finish. I had EMGs in my 96 wine red Studio (my 1st Les Paul) from 97 until last year when I put newer 490R & 498T & hand wiring back in it.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

The emgs don't always reign supreme. But they can be a magic combo when a les paul sounded dead. I don't even remember what it sounded like but I was playing prog metal in a signed band so the pickups didn't have the squealies I needed. I suspect if I went back to the originals, which I still have, I'd probably be psyched. But this guitar rules more because it's an actual magic guitar. It destroys all. Please subscribe russ and join the madness

[@andrewpappas9311]

That’s definitely a wild story, man, your boss sounded like such an asshole for wanting to sue you at such a young age but it’s a good thing you came out on top because that guitar looks and sounds amazing

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

The thing that's funny is that my director was the manager of a different music store nearby and he told me today that they used to have meetings everyday and they'd talk about how much of a scumbag that dude was. Like legendary scumbag status. Thanks for watching Andrew, subscribe if u haven't yet and join the madness 🙌

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I can imagine, and I’ve been subbed for a good while now lol but still love watching your stuff. Stay awesome, Benny

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[@captainhotbunz659]

A 1972 custom was the only year I believe that had Gibson embroidered on the pick up covers. Would’ve been a great trade on your part. However, the guitar you have is beautiful, and your story telling is even better!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It def would have been. If this weren't my forever guitar and my number 1 of over 20 les Paul's and over 100 I've owned, I'd probably toss and turn about it. I do lose sleep over the fact that the same dude was gonna sell me Dave grohls Mesa mark iii for 600 and I even used it for a year and just never ponied up! Loser!!!!!!! Please subscribe captain 🙏

[@jafstraycat]

Great story, Benny. The tone on that guitar is amazing. Most stock Les Pauls have a high mid-range output. But that one clearly covers the whole frequency spectrum. The lows are punchy and solid. The highs are crisp and clear without being abrasive. The mid-range is there without being tinny. Switching from the neck to the bridge was a sonic delight. Really crisp and clean at the bridge. I was really impressed with the lows at the neck. They punched right through the mud that most Les Pauls tend to carry. Nice score!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's my #1 of 20+ les Paul's and over 100 I've owned. It...rules 🔥🔥🔥🔥😳

[@vadenk4433]

Just give it to me. I’ll take a $1000 off the retail price of a LP custom. Whatcha think?

[@unclefoiley819]

I still have my first Les Paul standard. It's a 2002. I swear it sounds better than when I bought it. Thousands of hours playing it and it still ROCKS!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Those 2000 hours absolutely helped it to sound better!!!

[@angelinathedrifter]

Ben 🤣 atleast u went to court for a good cause, it's a sleek, groovy one..🤘keep rocking 😎

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It was definitely worth it 🙌

[@The9thChord]

Your charismatic personality, enthusiasm, and passion for guitar is apparent. Subbed!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks so much Michael! If you have any comments or wanna see anything just let me know, every video I do is because of people like you! Cheers and welcome to the madness 🙌

[@chavito305]

Bro what a story! Came from TikTok to watch it full. You definitely can’t let this one go.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

never! Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

[@RByrne]

I worked at a guitar shop like that, too, in high school(late 90s). Our best guitar was an Ibanez strat or an Epiphone LP(got one in a similar way to you). We had more people coming in to copy things out of the Tab books than actual customers. Anyways, it sounds like you made a good deal to me.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I wanted that les paul so bad and I thought it was a win win win. I'm still winning with this video. It was fun to watch it back because this guitar has more emotional attachment than almost any other.

[@RByrne]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist its got the best story

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@RByrne shell always be my number one paul!!!!

[@dfield316]

This was a blast to watch and hear the story.......wow!!! Fun stuff, a little scary with court but pure gas and you won. Rock on!!!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Rock on david! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

[@prussia1557]

EMGs and Les Pauls, eh? Don't inspire me to do that to my Epiphone Les Paul. Shit it's too late, it looks too cool and sounds awesome. Great to see that you won.

[@trfmusic902]

I have a Epiphone Les Paul (just got my first electric guitar over Christmas since im a bass player) and i want to get EMGs now

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I'd only put them in if you don't dig the stock pickups!!! It's a very specific sound but it usually brings most les Paul's to life! Good luck on your journey of tone and please subscribe and join the madness

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Love emgs in a bass! It sounds like it was a merry Christmas tristan!!! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@ianfralen4838]

That was fun to watch. Love these!

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[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

Love your Channel thank you for teaching us about guitars

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for picking up litter and making this world a better place

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist thank you for that I try everyday especially when I'm out kayaking on the ocean all kinds of junk floating out there

[@younkinjames8571]

There's no way I can continue life without hanging out with this dude once...

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

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[@younkinjames8571]

@The Neurotic Guitarist oh I did. Just found you yesterday.

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@@younkinjames8571 welcome to the madness, my friend! Comment on anything u wanna see or hear.

[@thomasfurgason9013]

That les paul is pure badassery 🔥brother love your channel your one of the last real people talking real shit .I love 👍keep on keeping on brother

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

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[@edwardsmith9801]

That's an awesome story & an awesome guitar!!!

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[@randomrob2221]

I love your way of portraying the guy's voice, I need it as my alarm clock 🤣

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[@crazywisdom2]

omg. I am sooooooo addicted to this channel ! Great stories. Great guitars. Great riffs ~

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[@jessehutchings]

11:50 It definitely sounds kick ass. Before I watched this I sent the clip you made on IG of the pickup switch tones to a friend bc it sounds so good. Definitely a keeper

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Right? The thing sounds wild, please subscribe and join the madness Jesse! I also play it all over www.lostsymphony.com if you have any interest in hearing my actual band! Thanks for watching 🙌

[@matthewf1979]

That’s the darkest burst Classic I’ve ever seen. Great guitars, especially if you can’t afford an R9/R0!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I love it and it's a one piece top!!! Subscribe and join the madness matt!

[@rocknrollreststop7110]

What a story that thing has I’m glad that you came out on top sounds as great as I assumed it would

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

[@jamesnikki5]

It indeed sounds formidable. Great story too!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

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[@shanewalton8888]

Those EMGs sound great in that guitar. My first Gibson was actually my dad’s Tennessean. Lol Sold every Gibson I have owned just months after acquiring them. More of an ESP guy,

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Nothing wrong with that! ESP makes some rad guitars and their custom shop is outrageous

[@markstiffler6898]

Awesome story - don't you wonder where Pit Stains is now? Probably taking a PRS or a Collings back to Guitar Center to get the fret buzz fixed! Great video as always - ROCK ON!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha I do wonder. Is he even alive or did he fall off a building somewhere? Was that too dark?

[@kennethwatson4489]

Just have to say the only les Paul that ever grabbed me by the soul was exactly the same as what you're holding. Color option and all. Love the channel man

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks so much as always Kenneth. Your support is really encouraging 👏

[@kennethwatson4489]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist you earn it man. Hope my comments, sub, and thumbs up help

[@lodelface]

I was born in 2000 i just bought this exact model ,year and vintage sunburst combo ,killer guitar !! just with OG pickups but everything else the same

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

That's rad! Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

[@vinniesworld459]

Really enjoyed this. Also went back and watched the crackhead episode and that was hilarious af.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!! I don't even remember how the original episode went, once I make these I move on. Then people were bugging me because of the short from the other episode so here we are! I respond to everything people ask on here. Thanks for being a part of what I do

[@todd-1]

Paused it...and grabbed a beer!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Correct order of operations todd!!! Please subscribe and join the madness

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

The best guitar acquisitions are the ones with a story. My first true electric guitar (that I still have because it’s my only guitar at the moment) is my squier strat with a mother of Pearl pickguard. Basically after coming back from a trip from California where I tried my uncle’s 2001 fender starcaster strat, I tried to restring the shitty acoustic I had only for the nut to come off, and at that point I was like “fuck this I’m getting an electric”. So a period of four months passed and I still didn’t have a lot of money to get a new guitar. Until the day after my 21st birthday where I went to a casino with my parents, got blasted drunk, and won around 200 bucks. After that, I spent a week making sure I had enough to buy both a guitar and amp, as I already had a chord, strap, and gig bag. Went to the guitar store, and i managed to get a 100 dollar squire strat, black finish with the MOP pickguard. It was perfect… …until I found out weeks later that the high frets didn’t work. So now we’re trying to see if we can get the neck repaired.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's always a learning experience. You know better for next time and take it in stride. I just broke the pickup selector on a 4k les paul because I was messing with it trying to see how it works because I'm a moron. It happens! Thanks for sharing Mr Legos, hope you'll subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@kevinalfrey2633]

Great story 👍 Only problem with your videos is I have to wipe drool off my phone, 😂 I say it all the time but that collection ‼️👍

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Rock on Kevin I appreciate u bro 🙏

[@jessehutchings]

This is truly a classic guitar shop story 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I think it takes the cake for me but I'm open to hearing other contenders! I have like 20 stories just about my old boss, that guy was a piece of work

[@Winterfell1066]

Guitar sounds great too. You need to write a guitar store screen play. Sort of Empire Records for guitar players. All the nostalgia of hangin out at a guitar store. Shysters, kids coming in and playing Stairway......, cool guitar techs and local players.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Ad that to the list!!!

[@baabaabaa2293]

Crackin story mate! I was pissin mself larfn!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Hope you cleaned it all up before the dog got to it 😐

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Dog died yrs ago mate! Still getting over havn to clean up after mself...ffs. Well obv that LPs urs bro...ud know every ding, scratch & when they happened... There's one or two maybe in ya life U go.. this is great.. it rings, stays in fkn tune.. & talks to ya. So well done mate. Not on the same level.. but.. l played a mates Epi Custom.. his kids snapped it's neck.. l glued it back. He gave it to me.. (l luv p90s) this fukr plays better now, fukt the ceramic bukrs off & put A5s.. polished the frets.. mate it's gd. My mates with 'better' guitars luv it... Obv l fluked a fix up is the moral..

[@bryancopeland2540]

Dude this was an epic story! The other note this les sounds incredible!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks so much for watching bryan!!! I appreciate u

[@bryancopeland2540]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I appreciate you too brother!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@bryancopeland2540 please keep being a part of what I do! Cheers from a dark recording studio in Boston!

[@bryancopeland2540]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist definitely buddy! Your not to far away! East coast Family, I’m in Virginia Beach. Love your post and videos. It’s always epic listening to you.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@Bryan Copeland hell yes, my friend!!! East coast family for life 🙌

[@bvanfossen01]

Great story! 👍 what song do you start playing at 10 mins 50 secs, Godsmack, which? Ty

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's an unreleased lost symphony song called Silence the Victims. It's on our next record. check out more music at youtube.com/@LostSymphonyMusic?sub_confirmation=1 and subscribe to join the madness 🙌

[@thieveryguitars6206]

Sometimes I think the true test of a guitar is how good a sustained open d chord sounds. I have a 2008 Les Paul with a similar finish. That’s my lifer guitar.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

100% the overtones are everything. Same with the way you can dig in!!!! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@Maulmota]

Great story. Don't ever sell this guitar, even if it's to trade it for another relic! Good stuff!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I'd never trade her! She's my number one, one of the few that has enough sentimental value where I'd really never consider it. Subscribe and join the madness Mauricio! 🙌

[@Winterfell1066]

That is a great story!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Couldn't make it up if I tried!

[@danielbreaux1842]

I am really happy you had a guitar that let you beat the evil oppressor of youth, who was bent on crushing your dreams!!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

🤘😜🤘

[@Discountslights69]

Great story, laughed quite a bit by the way you told the story

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks so much Marc 🙌 subscribe and join the madness

[@Discountslights69]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist i did subscribe a couple days ago 😎

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@Marc awesome man, thank you!!! If you ever wanna see or hear anything please comment. I appreciate u dude

[@hguitars_2479]

Cool story, and that guitar sounds awesome

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching! I just posted a video of this against my 75 custom. Lmk which u think sounds better!!!

[@micemr76]

I gotta ask, r u in a shop or are all of those your personal guitars? That's a crazy amount of guitars!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's my personal collection! Subscribe and watch for yourself 🙌

[@micemr76]

Just curious, but why? Why 10 Les Paul's, why 10 PRS? Again just curious. I need about 4 guitars, two amps and I'm set. Also once the headstock is snapped, I'll move on.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@micemr great question. Because I love collecting, I love variety, and I have learned to love the little differences. I have a recording studio so I constantly am recording guitars, so anyone I work with can choose. It's not essential. There's no reason why you can't use 4. It's my passion in life and also the reason I made this channel

[@micemr76]

Right on! No judgement just curious. Maybe even a lil envious🤣 I def went through a period I had a bigger collection but it's just me, and too many sat unplayed. I just stuck to the acoustics and electrics that I always picked up and thinned the herd. Didn't realize u had a recording studio, that def makes a difference, and makes a lot more sense. We all have our quirks, and gravitate towards different guitars. Also find it fascinating what guitars people collect when they put a collection together and how different that collection would look like person to person

[@maltekraft6186]

emgs are awesome and the story is incredible :D

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching malte. I hope you'll subscribe and join the madness

[@maltekraft6186]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist already subscribed and enjoying the content :D

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@maltekraft6186 I appreciate you brother, help me spread the word and blow this thing up! Sharing is caring!!!!

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

How much for the Gibson in the back right? Is it an A-2?

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's a 1905 A1. Hadn't thought about it? All the stuff you see is cherry picked. I kept that mandolin because it has the original gibson label and faded serial number. It's the oldest gibson I have. Up next is a 1916 L4. please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist cool stuff would love a video or something on it

[@dingledwarf98]

It buzzed when u hit the 13 fret G lol

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha it's funny you say that, I noticed that when I watched the video but it was totally the way I was hitting it. 😆😆😆

[@fentontooth]

Ok Those EMGS sound great …. I wasn’t expecting that bright articulate sound . I have the same guitar (98) and it’s great but I’ve always liked the brighter sound of the lp custom pickups ….those EMGS sorta do that. My 71 custom was stolen grrr .

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Sorry to hear about your 71, that sucks! The combo of this guitar and emgs is what sold me. I don't like them in everything but a nice paul w chunky wood always cuts with them in! Cheers brett, subscribe and join the madness

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

Best story ever.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

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[@xavierortiz2690]

That Amp sounds pretty good too!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

The Engl gigmaster 30! I have about 30 amps and a Kemper but the engl is what I use in my practice room and it just slays. Thanks for watching Xavier and please subscribe and join the madness

[@Rossdink]

What Worcester store did you work at or are you still there? Is that store you are in now in Worcester? I live in Worcester and if that store exists in Worcester I need to go there immediately.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha it's long gone. It was Gordon's Music, I worked there last in 2000!

[@Rossdink]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist oh yeah I remember that place.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@Rossdink are you from Worcester? Yeah, that place was ridiculous! I learned a lot there

[@Rossdink]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I grew up in Dudley ma but I live in Worcester now.

[@dingledwarf98]

Awesome story of a les Paul

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching brother 🙏

[@mrzedlyt]

Benny, you are that good!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jessehutchings]

7:50 LOL THEY MESSED UP WHAT MODEL IT WAS 🤣

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Dude, he just knew this crazy dude had given me a guitar and it didn't end up at his store. Grasping at straws. Literally the scum of the earth. I still hear his voice in my head 20 years later

[@Xaion6]

My fist Les Paul was an epiphone. Talked shit about my girl and I kicked it's ass!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Sounds like a story for the books! Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@Xaion6]

@The Neurotic Guitarist been subbed for over a year my dude! Love your collection!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@Xaion6 I'm still learning!!! Thanks for your devotion brother! Please help me spread the word and throw out any comments or suggestions anytime. As you're aware, I read and respond to every single one

[@staudcycles]

LOL funny @$$ story! Love that guitar!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

You and me both! Subscribe and join the madness!

[@lightninggod4348]

New subscriber here. I'm not sure what it is ,but you can tell by just looking at that guitar it's a player for sure. How much does that thing weigh? I know Les Paul's can be on the heavier side, but you sling that thing around like it's a 6lbs guitar. Nice story to go with a great guitar I'm sure!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's not bad at all, probably in the 8 and change range! Say that 5x fast! Thanks for being a part of what I do, welcome to the madness 🙌

[@lightninggod4348]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Thanks for the welcome! I'm a Fender guy.... Teles to be specific. However I love the sound LPs have and they do look beautiful. I noticed a good portion of them are 8lbs+. So it seems like yours is a great weight! I don't know what I'd like on the Gibson side. Medium/chunky necks with vintage tall frets are my thing. Those pups sound great btw!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@Lightning God I find going back and forth between teles and strats and les Paul's and prs' is like playing a different instrument. Do u want to be in the Jeff beck universe or the Jimmy page and slash. I resonate more with a les paul, but I have found blending teles and strats to be a super key to tone and also opening up your range of playing. I find a les paul to be a guitar by guitar basis, so my suggestion is to play one because even if you resonate with a chunky neck and tall frets you may fall in love w a 60s fretless wonders. Weirder things have happened

[@tiagoramalhais5493]

That was hilarious

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Thanks so much Tiago, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@jaredpritchard4991]

I love the emg's in a les paul myself

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

This guitar is magic so its what sold me on emgs, probably in an unfair way! Thanks for watching Jared and please subscribe and join the madness

[@verysurvival]

You 100% ripped off the store 😂

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I'll agree that it wasn't my finest hour but if you knew my boss you'd know this was the way less of the evils. And we'll, I got a les paul. I promised my mom I'd never do it again and I havent...so...😉

[@DarkVelizar]

Cool story bro. In a fantastic way

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks brother! Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@wulfrache]

Reminds me of the Cherry's Music Store my cousin worked at that I got my 1st guitar at. He used to use my cousin to try to fleece stolen shit to his friends and was just all together pretty shady. Im pretty sure the guy ended up going to jail to something or other and the music store got shut down back in the 90's.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Lol I hope I don't come of THAT shady lol

[@wulfrache]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist No i mean the owner not u lol.

[@DoomManJJ]

this is a great story hahaha

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching jj. Subscribe to join the madness 🙌

[@jtprsemg]

Benny I think I can still hear the sustain! lol

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's actually still going in the other room in my guitar rack! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌 thanks for watching, my friend!

[@johnramsey3802]

Does sound good

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I love it John. I have 20+ les Paul's and she's my number one. Subscribe to join the madness 🙌

[@SteveHatzman]

Ok. I’ve subscribed. Watched a few videos and have one question. What do you do for a living? Did you win the lottery? How do you have so many guitars? I’m thinking maybe it’s a green screen behind you. Hell I don’t know.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha thanks Steve! My fiance will tell you I was spending money in guitars instead of building a second bathroom on our house! So I'm not rich nor did I win the lottery, I'm just resourceful, have a good eye, a ton of passion, and bought over time. I run a recording studio, but I always joke I'm a "musical hustler." I have probably made the most money DJing in the last ten years, so yes, when people ask me what band I'm in I just tell them I'm a dj. FYI, the key to my collection is that I never buy on emotion. I have such diverse tastes that I would scour craigslist, ebay and reverb day in and out and when I saw something that seemed ridiculous I would go down the rabbit hole to confirm whatever I was looking at was def the best price on the planet. Then I'd try to get it for even less! So every guitar you see, or almost every guitar I bought because on that day it was the best deal on the planet. Then I traded up a ton. For example, my 1942 SJ45 (really just a super early SJ) was 19k at the store but I traded like 10 things for it I was only into for less than half that (and over many purchases). So a lot of the unattainable guitars I got by just turning 20 into 100 and then 100 into 1000 and then 1000 into 5000.

[@SteveHatzman]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist ok. That makes sense. I just bought my dream guitar. A Les Paul Custom and I thought about trading up for it but I want to keep all of the guitars I have now. I’ve sold too many for cheap when I needed the money that I wish I had back.

[@billyc6678]

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[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

[@IDontCareEitherOne]

Great story

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Thanks for watching! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@IDontCareEitherOne]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Already did

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@IDontCareEitherOne rock on, my friend, thank you for being a part of what I do! I'm also on fb so feel free to like it and share from there or even post your own axes to the page

[@hivoltage-wk2fp]

Keep tokin' bro !

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

🔥🔥🔥

[@hivoltage-wk2fp]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist you rock !

[@aaronhiggs]

Hey. A snapped off guitar neck on a les Paul just makes it sound better lol.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I completely agree Aaron! I have a few guitars like that and they all fight harder for tone. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@aaronhiggs]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist subbed. Love the content. Keep it up.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@aaronhiggs 🙌🤪

[@lukemosedale6800]

What finish is that?

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Honeyburst. Thank you for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@hkguitar1984]

Yeah, the people you sometimes meet at guitar stores...............

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

😆😆😆😆

[@hibernative]

Shyster! Word of the day! Imagine the demons people that live/act like that carry.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Shyssstaaa...that dude was the embodiment of one. Gave me the creeps. Hope you'll subscribe and join the madness

[@wev7196]

I have had several small heart attacks throughout the video as you've convulsed during this story emulating these insane people while you hold this beautiful les paul on your lap without a strap

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Did you survive?

[@wev7196]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist yeah I got some muscle relaxants so we all good

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@wev71 I'm glad to hear you're still with us and hope you'll subscribe. I will say, it would be terrible to think I killed you but had I, it might be worth knowing of my powers 🤪 there is a reason I'm called the NEUROTIC guitarist

[@the-np4mr]

To be fair, I think Im kind of a guitar hypercondriac too lmao

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha, was this your guitar? 🤪

[@the-np4mr]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist lol I wish

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@the-np4mr rock on man!!! Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@indiedavecomix]

So I'm missing something. Did you order the Custom, take the Classic in trade and discount the Custom $1000, then keep the Classic without entering it in inventory? I had to watch it 3 times to put that together. 🤣

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

I never even took it in trade. My boss was stealing from me and changing my sales in the computer. So I told the guy don't bother trading it to the store, I wouldn't be able to give him enough. He then asked if I wanted it and I told him I couldn't afford it..he asked me if I knew anyone and I had the wherewithal even back then to say if you wanna talk to me I go to lunch at this deli down the street. On my lunch break I explained to him that I didn't want to rip him off for the les paul so if he wanted to just give it to me I would just take 1000 off the top of the les paul custom and get fired if my boss wanted me to. I was going to college in a month and he was ripping me off for my commission so I'd rather not let him screw that dude. So he gave me the guitar off the property and brought me the case 2 weeks later because he came in on a bike. Ordered him the les paul custom and took 1k of retail. My boss told me I was the first to sell one out of that store in years and 1k off retail was apparently still above the lowest price I was allowed to sell it for, so he praised me. It was when the guy, who was not smart at all, came back and asked if he could get my number to trade for his guitar back. That's when my boss made up that I took it in trade and never entered it into inventory. He didn't even know what he was talking about because in the court case he accused me of taking a flying v, not a les paul. The client was clearly on something and was contradicting himself over and over and my ex boss actually asked the judge to have his own witnesses testimony thrown out. Needless to say, I won.

[@indiedavecomix]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist That's more or less what I put together. New subscriber, love your other videos!

[@nickster5286]

Snapped the headstock off...... Well it's a Gibson, so it goes with the territory.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

In this case it had everything to do w an ass hole deliberately messing w my axe and nothing to do with it bring a Gibson. Subscribr and join the madness nick! 🙌

[@papablue3015]

You fixed it alright! You put batteries in it! Benny 🫣🤨

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

You better believe it

[@st3pp3nw0lf86]

I'm from Chicago. What does Chicago smell like. I also refuse to accept i have an accent.

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Haha, I spent a lot of summers in Cumberland and when I would take the L downtown sometimes you'd get that whiff of big city stench like NY. But I was also alluding to what the studio guests in Chicago probably smelled like going to see Jerry springer in the 90s. How do you like your Italian beef? BTW, subscribe and join the madness nick 🙌🎸🔥

[@st3pp3nw0lf86]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I miss italian beef every single day I'm not near an Al's or Portillos. You can approximate it in a crockpot and you've given me the inspiration to make it next week. My grandparents lived in Norridge and I used to take the Blue Line to Addison and grab the bus to Wrigley Field where I worked as a kid, 2006 seems like so long ago. As bad as public transportation was in Chicago, Davao City, Philippines is worse because it is non existent. Somehow, people on a jeepney smell better though. Look forward to your next video 🙂

[@RussBMCSGT]

Ha! We saw Lion King at Cadillac Palace theater a few weeks ago & as soon as we stepped out of the parking garage there was a smell like damp moldy paper & body odor.. but hey, it’s Chicago!

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

@@st3pp3nw0lf86 portillos dipped was always my favorite! Right on, my friend! I'm glad I was able to inspire something delicious 🙌

[@danletter9357]

You know it’s bad when your mom tells you how scumbag you acted, even though this was walking a fine line of debauchery

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

for sure, I was 16 years old, man. still learning more difficult situations like this. the bottom line is that my boss was a scumbag and everyone got what they wanted. my boss just always wanted more. was it a fine line, absolutely, and I have certainly learned from that

[@mitchpalmer5116]

You need to switch to decaf. LOL

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Or not

[@mitchpalmer5116]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist fair enough...love the channel...just subscribed.

[@shanewalton8888]

There are wife beater shirts? 😂

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Have you never heard the term? I guess it must be totally taboo now come to think of it but that's what undershirts were called in Boston for the last 100 years

[@shanewalton8888]

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I’m in Japan, so perhaps that expression hasn’t crossed the ocean. We have a different fashion sense. Lol

[@jimtastic7076]

cool story but did you really have to yell and scream the whole time?

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Clearly I did

[@Rossdink]

Guitar sounds a lot better than that out of tune ultima

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

All day everyday but I'm gonna be fixing the nut on that one so I can give her a fair shake at sucking lol!!! Subscribe and join the madness rossco!!! 🙌

[@ChefIan07]

What was that song you played when plugged it in?

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

It's a new riff from my band Lost Symphony called "Silence the Victim." Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

[@josephigillis]

Worcester shop ? I grew up on the north shore man !

[@TheNeuroticGuitarist]

Yup, right across from Worcester town hall!!!

[@josephigillis]

@The Neurotic Guitarist I'm showing my age but but I used to go to shows at the Living Room. I think that was in Worcester.